| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
August 19, 2021 |
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| Mostly Cloudy & Heavy Shower early, Cloudy Day to Mostly
Cloudy PM, Windy, Warm & Muggy, Remnants of TS Fred |
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Climate Normal Period |
Climate
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1991 - 2020 |
1893 -
2021 |
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August 19, 2021 |
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Record |
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Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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78 |
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80 |
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78 |
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+0 |
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89 |
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2002 |
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64 |
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1927 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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71 |
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62 |
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63 |
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+8 |
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72 |
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in |
1956 |
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51 |
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2007 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75 |
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71 |
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71 |
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+4 |
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80 |
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2002 |
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61 |
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2007 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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80.6 |
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83.3 |
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79.1 |
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+1.5 |
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84.6 |
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1944 |
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72.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg Min Temperature |
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65.9 |
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67.9 |
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64.4 |
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+1.5 |
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70.5 |
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in |
1988 |
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56.0 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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73.6 |
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75.8 |
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71.7 |
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+1.8 |
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77.5 |
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in |
1988 |
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64.5 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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84 |
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81 |
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79 |
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+5 |
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95 |
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in |
2009 |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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4 |
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2007 |
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0 |
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in |
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| Month HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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24 |
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in |
1964 |
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0 |
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in |
2021 |
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| Season HDD |
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9 |
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0 |
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3 |
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+6 |
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34 |
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in |
1914 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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10 |
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6 |
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6 |
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+4 |
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15 |
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2002 |
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0 |
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in |
2014 |
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| Month CDD |
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163 |
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205 |
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139 |
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+24 |
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237 |
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in |
1988 |
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15 |
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1964 |
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| Year CDD |
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553 |
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669 |
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467 |
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+86 |
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669 |
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2020 |
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210 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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77 |
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65 |
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68 |
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+9 |
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77 |
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2021 |
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51 |
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1975 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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70 |
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57 |
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59 |
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+11 |
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71 |
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in |
2015 |
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45 |
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1975 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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74 |
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61 |
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64 |
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+10 |
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74 |
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2021 |
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48 |
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1975 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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71.2 |
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71.5 |
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68.6 |
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+2.5 |
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73.9 |
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2018 |
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57.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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62.8 |
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63.7 |
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60.5 |
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+2.3 |
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67.6 |
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2018 |
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47.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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67.0 |
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67.6 |
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64.6 |
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+2.4 |
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70.7 |
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2018 |
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52.7 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.19 |
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.11 |
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.12 |
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+.07 |
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3.28 |
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1955 |
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| One Hour |
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.19 |
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.08 |
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1.95 |
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1955 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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4.43 |
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.60 |
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4.43 |
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2021 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.21 |
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1.06 |
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2.27 |
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+1.94 |
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9.62 |
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1946 |
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.15 |
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1956 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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27.04 |
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23.44 |
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27.92 |
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-.88 |
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43.94 |
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in |
1983 |
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15.70 |
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1957 |
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| Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Snow Depth |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Month Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Season Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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August
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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99% |
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94% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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70% |
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1975 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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90% |
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53% |
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59% |
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+31% |
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92% |
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1955 |
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31% |
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1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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95% |
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74% |
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76% |
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+19% |
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96% |
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1955 |
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53% |
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1975 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.14 |
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29.99 |
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30.06 |
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+00.08 |
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30.43 |
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1904 |
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29.78 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.85 |
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29.88 |
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29.84 |
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+00.01 |
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30.23 |
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1996 |
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28.47 |
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1991 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.00 |
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29.94 |
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29.95 |
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+00.05 |
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30.32 |
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1996 |
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29.37 |
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1991 |
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| Average Wind |
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8.9 |
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2.8 |
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5.8 |
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+3.1 |
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18.7 |
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1991 |
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0.9 |
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1978 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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NNW |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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27 |
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+6 |
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105 |
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1991 |
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11 |
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1978 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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SW |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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SSW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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74.6 |
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67.6 |
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71.8 |
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+2.8 |
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75.6 |
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2003 |
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67.6 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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71.8 |
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65.7 |
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68.6 |
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+3.2 |
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73.2 |
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2018 |
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64.2 |
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2008 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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73.2 |
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66.7 |
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70.2 |
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+3.0 |
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74.0 |
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2018 |
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66.7 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:59:21 AM |
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5:30:06 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:37:52 PM |
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8:07:08 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:38:31 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Thunderstorm |
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| Comments |
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Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 19, 2021 |
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| Climate Weather for August 19 |
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| Weather History For August 19 |
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